Kelvin Sebwe

Kelvin Sebwe
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Sebwe
Date of birth (1972-04-04) 4 April 1972
Place of birth Monrovia, Liberia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Black Star
1992–1993 AS Monaco 0 (0)
1993–1994 R.F.C. Liégeois 33 (9)
1994–1996 Toulouse 56 (5)
1996–1997 Skoda Xanthi 32 (2)
1997–1999 AEK Athens 30 (2)
1999–2000 Iraklis 32 (6)
2000–2001 Patraikos 17 (1)
2000–2001 Panachaiki 19 (1)
2001–2002 Dhafra
2002–2003 Al-Ahli (Dubai)
2003–2004 Al-Jazira Club
2004–2005 Panserraikos 23 (2)
2005–2008 Kavala 38 (3)
2006–2007Doxa Drama (loan) 16 (3)
2008–2009 Ifaistos Peristeri
2009–2010 Asteras Drepaniakos 29 (22)
International career
1986–2009 Liberia 73 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2008

Kelvin Sebwe (born 4 April 1972) is a Liberian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Sebwe was also a member of the Liberia national football team. His brother is Dionysius Sebwe. He made his international debut against the Eagles of Mali on home soil in the 1988 African Nations Cup Qualifiers which his side lost 1–0 as a result of an early minute goal conceded.

Club career

Sebwe began his career in 1988 at Black Star. In 1992 he moved to France a season at AS Monaco and later at R.F.C. Liégeois. Afterwards he moved at the Ligue 1 side Toulouse, where he played for two seasons.

In the summer of 1996 Sebwe traveled to Greece for and signed for Skoda Xanthi. He made good performances with the club and attracted the interest of AEK Athens after he had eliminated in the Cup. On 12 December 1997[1] Sebwe was eventually transferred to AEK for a fee of 350 million drachmas.[2] His unstable performances, as well as his frequent injuries did not let him establish himself as a regular in the squad. On 6 August 1999 Sebwe left was trasferred to Iraklis[3] where he spent a season as a regular. Afterwards he compteted for lower division clubs, such as Patraikos and Panachaiki.[4]

In 2001 Sebwe went to the United Arab Emirates and played for Dhafra, Al-Ahli (Dubai) and Al-Jazira Club. In 2004 he returned to Greece spending a season at Panserraikos and then moving Kavala, Doxa Drama. He also played at an amateur level with AO Poros, Ifaistos Peristeri and Asteras Drepaniakos before retiring in 2010..[5]

References

  1. ^ "Συμφωνία με Σέμπουε - Δώνη". tanea.gr. 12 December 1997.
  2. ^ Κώστας, Πλιάτσικας (25 May 2012). "H… δεξαμενή και τα χρυσά «deals» της Ξάνθης!". onsports.gr.
  3. ^ Μ. Κυρ. (7 August 1999). "Στον Ηρακλή για 3 χρόνια ο Μπράνιτς". Athletic Echo (in Greek). p. 26.
  4. ^ "Κέλβιν Σέμπουε". aekpedia.com.
  5. ^ Ledgerhood Rennie (24 June 2009). "Liberia star Sebwe calls it a day". BBC Sport.